| 70 years ago- ANSSCHLUSS ...Suddenly, events began moving in fast-forward: It was 10 minutes to eight in the evening, March 11, 1938, when Austrian chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg took to the radio to address his people. He bade them farewell with portentous words: “God protect Austria.”...
more: March 12, 1938: Annexation Austrian-Style - International - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News
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